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15 months after a licensing spat, Blizzard and NetEase make up to bring games like Diablo, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft back to China

Microsoft is also exploring bringing NetEase games to Xbox systems

GamesRadar

Top Games Including 'World Of Warcraft' To Return To China

International Business Times

Microsoft Gaming's Blizzard Entertainment games are coming back to China thanks to a new deal with NetEase, while also 'exploring ways to bring more new titles to Xbox'

Microsoft Gaming and Blizzard Entertainment reach a new deal with NetEase to bring Blizzard games back to China, while "exploring ways to bring more new titles to Xbox."

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A year and a half after its bitter breakup with NetEase, Blizzard has made a new deal to bring its games back to China—with NetEase

Blizzard's games are set to return to China this summer.

PC Gamer

Suit up for Marvel Rivals: Everything we know about Marvel's free Overwatch-like PVP shooter

Marvel announces an upcoming team-based, 6v6 PVP shooter that sees Marvel superheroes and villains go head to head. Here's everything you need to know.

Tom’s Guide

Marvel Rivals is a 6v6 hero shooter in development at NetEase, testing begins in May

Once again, Doctor Doom is mad about something and he's making it everyone's problem.

PC Gamer

Chinese regulators may be having second thoughts about online gaming crackdown: Proposed rule changes have been removed from government website

The changes, announced in December, would have banned login bonuses and "luck-based draw features" for minors.

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China seemingly drops proposed gaming restrictions that could have had worldwide implications for loot boxes, microtransactions and daily log-in bonuses

The rules were to discourage obsessive gaming behavior

GamesRadar

The CCP softens its stance on live service games after plummeting stocks, reportedly removes official responsible for the panic

Draft rules drama.

PC Gamer

Beijing reportedly removes a key official responsible for video games after the surprise release of draft rules wipes billions in value from the sector

China may be doing damage control after it released new rules imposing limits on the country's massive video gaming sector, leading to a plunge in shares.

Fortune

Chinese gaming sector in turmoil as regulators announce new proposals

Measures include spending limits for online games and ban on rewarding players for logging in each day

The Guardian - UK

China softens latest video-game crackdown to mollify video game industry

The industry regulator had proposed barring player rewards for livestreaming and for daily log-ins, but now says it will “carefully study” public views in response to the drafts.

Fortune

Stock market today: Global shares climb, tracking advance on Wall Street

World shares have advanced, tracking gains on Wall Street after markets there reopened following Monday's holiday

The Independent UK

China's Press Authority Approves 105 Online Games, Supports Industry

China's press and publications authority approves 105 new online games, signaling support for the industry after recent investor losses. Creative future ahead!

Top News

DreamStar: Tencent's New Party Game Challenges NetEase

DreamStar, a new shimmering party game from Tencent, has burst onto the scene, shaking the stars and striking some cosmic concern in rival NetEase's universe.

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Mass Effect veteran Mac Walters is heading up a new studio with NetEase

Worlds Untold aims to develop big-budget games with an emphasis on narrative and worldbuilding.

GamesRadar

Former Mass Effect and Dragon Age lead launches new studio with a focus on narrative and world-building

Mac Walters was the lead writer on Mass Effect 2 and 3

The Guardian - UK

Power up: will Chinese financing be the saviour of the Japanese video game industry?

Japan is seen as the home of games, but the sector is struggling – and China is poaching its talent. It’s a power shift that may change the gaming landscape for good

PC Gamer

Greg Street, who quit working on the League of Legends MMO to do 'something new,' has revealed that the new thing is another MMO

Fantastic Pixel Castle is a new Netease studio that's currently working on an fantasy MMO codenamed Ghost.

Tom’s Guide

5 astonishing uses of AI happening right now

From making medical discoveries to changing the way we play games, generative AI is recreating our world

PC Gamer

Fallout-inspired MMO Ashfall begins closed beta testing next week

You can sign up now for an early look at the game that combines the famous Fallout setting with Eastern influences.

Zenger

NetEase Cloud Music Expands Music Catalog With RYCE Entertainment Deal

NetEase gains 30-day launch rights to distribute new additions and promote RYCE artists in China.

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